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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Lydia Yeputa" <lydiayeputa56@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:35:35 -0700
Subject: I need your help...
*Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Lydia Obruth Yeputa, an Ivorian widow with an only son ( Master
Frank Obruth Yeputa ). My husband was the chief security officer to the
ousted ex-President Henri Konan Bédié of Cot d'Ivoire. During the overthrown
on 24th December 1999 my husband was among the people was killed by the
military. Since after his death. I ran away with my only son. may I
introduce this proposal to you. With reference to an introduction and good
acommendation made of you and your esteemed firm by my close friend, I do
hereby wish to ask for your assistance in an urgent transaction that
requires absolute honesty and secrecy.
Although I did not in any way disclose to my friend the details of this my
proposal due to confidential nature of this transaction. By virtue of my
husband's position, the former president (ex-President Henri Konan Bédié)
gave him $20,500,000.00 (Twenty million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars
cash in $100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the information that the
military are planning to overthrow him. Immediately my husband was confirmed
dead, I made away with this box with my only son so that we cannot be
reached by ex-President Henri Konan Bédié. I have really been waiting for a
more suitable time and opportunity to contact you concerning this
transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe place. I deposited it with a
diplomatic company for safekeeping in Asia.
I am useing this opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to
your country to be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I
am ready to offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to
manage the remaining 70% on behalf of my son. where we are currently staying
in a sister's house in South Africa. Upon conclusion of arrangement, we
shall forward to you the certificate of deposit and the phone and Fax number
of the Diplomatic Company for confirmation.
However, send your message to my Email which I will forward to my son
immediately. Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as
possible. And please indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your
response to this mail. Thank you in anticipation of your consideration and
urgent reply.
Yours faithfully,
MRS LYDIA OBRUTH YEPUTA.*
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